SUPERVISOR MODE
\sˈuːpəvˌa͡ɪzə mˈə͡ʊd], \sˈuːpəvˌaɪzə mˈəʊd], \s_ˈuː_p_ə_v_ˌaɪ_z_ə m_ˈəʊ_d]\
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(Or "supervisor state") An execution mode on some processorswhich enables execution of all instructions, includingprivileged instructions. It may also give access todifferent a address space, to memory management hardwareand to other peripherals. This is the mode in which theoperating system usually runs.Opposite: user mode.
By Denis Howe
